Justin Leigh Leiter :: MICHAEL GOLDEN

Michael Golden - The Emperor - Star Wars Shattered Empire 001 sketchcover

Artist: Michael Golden (All)

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Michael Golden - The Emperor - Star Wars Shattered Empire 001 sketchcover Comic Art

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Title:	Michael Golden - The Emperor - Star Wars Shattered Empire 001 sketchcover
Artist:	Michael Golden (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Sketch Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	181
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	6/27/2025
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Drawn at Star Wars Celebration, in Anaheim, CA May, 2022.

I picked it up from an Instagram claim sale. I'd previously only seen a brief video of Golden working on it, which was posted to his art rep's Instagram during the Celebration con.

Apparently, the original commissioner got Ian McDiarmid, who played The Emperor in the films, to sign it at the show, as he was a guest that weekend.

I'll admit, I'm not crazy at all about the signature, considering it's drawn right over Golden's beautiul art. Every time I look at it, I see a big red 'Cancelled' stamp. I've thought about asking Golden to draw over the sig, filling in the blacks and whiting out the areas where the red sig covers empty ground.

The feedback from folks on Facebook was to leave it as is, which is what I'll probably do. But I couldn't resist at least seeing what it would look like if it was cleaned up, so I did that in Photoshop and added it in the additional images.

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About the Owner

	Justin Leigh Leiter ( 2 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2004
Last Login:	January 2026
Ebay Id:	kamenliter
Website:	http://www.instagram.com/__the__collection__/
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/27/2025

The Emperor can sign it wherever the Emperor wants.

Justin Leigh Leiter
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/27/2025

Marcus Wai wrote:

The Emperor can sign it wherever the Emperor wants.

lol

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/27/2025

Can I construe this (red flag) as a subtext as how the Movie industry considers the Comics industry? ;p

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